Nhung Phuong Nguyen

Ms. Nhung Phuong Nguyen

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Academic Career Length

4Years (2023-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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20 April 2023 in Molecules
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Bao Quang LeBao Quang Le
Bao Quang Le
Daniel BaeckerDaniel Baecker
Daniel Baecker
DDDo Thi Mai Dung
Do Thi Mai Dung
NNNhung Phuong Nguyen
Nhung Phuong Nguyen
TNThi Thuan Nguyen
Thi Thuan Nguyen
Hai Pham-TheHai Pham-The
Hai Pham-The
Multi-target drug development has become an attractive strategy in the discovery of drugs to treat of Alzheimer’s disease (AzD). In this study, for the first time, a rule-based machine learning (ML) approach with classification trees (CT) was applied for the rational design of novel dual-target acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and β-site amyloid-protein precursor cleaving enzyme 1 (BACE1) inhibitors. Updated data from 3524 compounds with AChE and BACE1 measurements were curated from the ChEMBL database. The best global accuracies of training/external validation for AChE and BACE1 were 0.85/0.80 and 0.83/0.81, respectively. The rules were then applied to screen dual inhibitors from the original databases. Based on the best rules obtained from each classification tree, a set of potential AChE and BACE1 inhibitors were identified, and active fragments were extracted using Murcko-type decomposition analysis. More than 250 novel inhibitors were designed in silico based on active fragments and predicted AChE and BACE1 inhibitory activity using consensus QSAR models and docking validations. The rule-based and ML approach applied in this study may be useful for the in silico design and screening of new AChE and BACE1 dual inhibitors against AzD.